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Apex Launcher and Nova Launcher Receive Updates, Jelly Bean Enhancements and More

Tim September 24, 2012 59

For anyone that uses the Apex or Nova third party launchers, you can go pick up their updates in Google Play this morning. For Nova, there are a ton of fixes and it also adds in some Jelly Bean goodies and "Project Butter" improvements. As for Apex, it's...

Eric September 24, 2012 38

What better way to start your week than with some Jelly Bean upgrades? Samsung announced today that the rollout of Android 4.1 to the International version of the Galaxy S3 is starting. Google Now, Project Butter and the rest of the goodies in Jelly Bean will...

Tim September 24, 2012 60

For anyone looking to score Motorola's new RAZR HD, you can finally pick one up. Hope you don't mind waiting for it to go through US customs though. The device is currently being sold through a Brazilian retailer for approximately $500, which seems to be a...

Kellen September 24, 2012 138

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Droid Life Reader Appreciation Week! As many of you may remember from last year's inaugural event, this is the one time of year that we like to simply say "Thanks!" to the DL community for being the best on the internet. Others will...

Tim September 24, 2012 41

With many new devices launching on Sprint's network that support 4G LTE, the company is making a good push to have the service be made available to as many customers as possible. Just a couple of weeks ago, they announced that 100 cities in the U.S. would soon...

Kellen September 24, 2012 45

Go go go! Update: Sold out already. Update 2: Were showing as sold out, now they are back. Check the link. Update 3: Once these last few sell out, the second batch will go up tonight at 11PM ET (8PM PT). Buy.

Kellen September 24, 2012 198

(Concept design of the HTC "dlx") As we inch closer to the end of 2012, the number of rumors surrounding the next Nexus phone from Google are going to overwhelm you. Some will be garbage, one or two here and there may be right on point, but for the most part,...

Kellen September 22, 2012 165

Yesterday, we pointed out a conversation that Motorola's Punit Soni was having with DROID Bionic owners over the fact that the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the device has not arrived on time. Soni made it clear that the new group of Moto leaders was going to...

Verizon Wastes No Time Switching Device Unlock Policy to 365 Days

Kellen January 20, 2026 165

When the FCC cleared Verizon of its 60-day device unlock policy a week ago, we talked about how the government agency, which...

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Samsung Makes New Bixby Official in One UI 8.5 With Perplexity AI

Kellen January 20, 2026 165

The betas of One UI 8.5, as well as supposedly leaked screenshots, showed a potentially renewed investment in Bixby from...

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How to Claim the $20 Verizon Outage Credit

Kellen January 15, 2026 165

Verizon announced today that it would give all of its customers a $20 credit after experiencing a 10-hour outage yesterday....

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Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 Just Released for Pixel Phones

Kellen January 14, 2026 165

Google has released Android 16 QPR3 Beta 2 for all of its still-supported Pixel phones, tablets, and foldables. After...

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Google Just Gave Gemini “Personal Intelligence”

Kellen January 14, 2026 165

Google's Gemini now has Personal Intelligence and can reason across your data, assuming you give it access. For AI as an...

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2026 January Pixel Update Available for Your Pixel Phone

Kellen January 12, 2026 165

We've entered 2026 and the first Google Pixel update of the year is here. For those with a still-supported Pixel phone or...

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Apple to Use Gemini to Power New Features on iPhone

Tim January 12, 2026 165

Google and Apple released a joint statement today, announcing a multi-year collab which will bring Gemini to Apple's...

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Galaxy S25 Sales Going Up When It Should Be Going Down

Tim January 12, 2026 165

There's something funky going on with Samsung's Galaxy S25 series sales numbers. As one might imagine, after the first few...

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Google’s Latest Ad Pokes at iPhone for Copying Its Features, iPhone 17 Rumors

Kellen May 6, 2025 59

The iPhone 17 won't arrive for months, likely after Google releases its Pixel 10 series. For the most part, all talk around...

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Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 59

Some of you have been lucky enough to receive your Pixel 8 or Pixel 8 Pro pre-orders a day early, thanks to Google's wildly...

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Pixel Watch 2 Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen October 11, 2023 59

The Pixel Watch 2 has been on my wrist for a full week and my list of notes has only grown. I've tested sleep tracking, put...

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Video: Galaxy Z Flip 5, Z Fold 5 Unboxing!

Tim July 27, 2023 59

Samsung was gracious enough to send us its latest foldables devices, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Z Fold 5. Naturally,...

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Google Pixel 7a Unboxing and Tour!

Kellen May 10, 2023 59

Because the Google Pixel 7a is available today for you to run out and buy at $499, you may not want to wait around for our...

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VIDEO: Galaxy S23 Ultra Unboxing!

Tim February 3, 2023 59

Unboxing time, baby! We have the Galaxy S23 Ultra in-house, a bit before they're set to make their way to buyers later this...

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Pixel 7 Pro: First 10 Things to Do!

Tim October 13, 2022 59

Fancy new Pixel 7 or Pixel 7 Pro just show up at your doorstep? Perfect, then this video is for you. As is tradition, we've...

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Pixel Watch: First 10 Things To Do!

Kellen October 13, 2022 59

The day that most of you will receive your Google Pixel Watch from pre-orders is here. It's time for you to slap Google's...

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Apex Launcher and Nova Launcher Receive Updates, Jelly Bean Enhancements and More

Samsung Starts Upgrading International Galaxy SIII to Jelly Bean Today, Announces Other Devices Too

Motorola RAZR HD Goes on Sale, Unfortunately It’s in South America

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Droid Life Reader Appreciation Week!

Sprint’s 4G LTE Hits Parts of Kansas, Illinois, and Massachusetts

Android Series 3 Collectibles on Sale Now!

Rumor: HTC Creating the Nexus 5, a Variant of Its 1080p Phone

Motorola Updates Ice Cream Sandwich Timeline – Bionic and Xyboard 8.2 Officially Pushed to Q4